Cyprus News

A second vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed into Kato Paphos harbour at around 8pm on Friday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the boat was accompanied into the ...

Sikou Pano! (Get Up!) party said on Friday it would be requesting the cancellation of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, citing a violation of equality and the integrity of the process. ...

A woman fell to her death from the fourth floor of a block of flats in Limassol on Friday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the woman was cleaning a balcony of ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides became European Champion for the third time in his career on Friday, winning the European Sailing Championship in Croatia. The race took place in Kastela, 7km ...

Archaeologists have uncovered over 20 ancient votive statue bases at the Apollo sanctuary in Frangissa, near Pera Orinis, it was made known on Friday. The department of antiquities said the newly ...

Chief returning officer Elikkos Elia on Friday urged all 569,182 registered voters to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections and choose the 56 MPs who will represent them over the next ...

A temporary fence has been placed around the sea caves at the Cape Greco national forest park, to prevent injury from diving into the sea from the rocks. The forestry ...

A yellow weather warning for severe thunderstorms and possible hail will come into effect across parts of Cyprus on Saturday, with forecasters warning that conditions could intensify from late morning ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday evening highlighted the “shared historical experiences” of Cyprus and India as he addressed a state banquet held in his honour by Indian President Droupadi Murmu ...

A fault in the refrigerated mortuary cabinets forced the Paphos morgue at the general hospital to close on Friday. The morgue is expected to reopen on June 3 when repairs are ...

The legal service have rejected allegations that police-chief Themistos Arnaoutis and other police officers avoided prosecution in the Stylianou case for reasons of “public interest”, insisting the decision was based ...

A teacher accused of sexually abusing and harassing five underage students at the Hala Sultan theological college was remanded in prison on Friday for a period not exceeding two months ...

The British base police confirmed on Friday that a 77-year-old man found dead inside a burnt vehicle near Liopetri earlier this month died from a gunshot wound. The victim was ...

A new automated imaging and genetic analysis system was formally delivered to Makarios hospital on Friday, strengthening Cyprus’ only public laboratory specialising in analysis for leukemia and lymphoma patients. The ...

Eurozone finance ministers and central bankers on Friday said the Middle East crisis requires targeted and temporary support measures for households and businesses, warning against broad fiscal intervention as a ...

Terrorism was the focus of the lion’s share of President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence, Hyderabad House, in New ...

When Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote his famous line about the best-laid plans often going awry, I doubt he had fried chicken in mind. The plan that went awry? Eating ...

Liberal Democrat peer John Sharkey called for greater attention to be called upon to the Turkish Cypriot side and condemned the Greek Cypriot community for the historic impasse in negotiations. ...

Archbishop Georgios on Friday defended the synod’s handling of former Paphos bishop Tychikos and warned that further disciplinary action, including excommunication, could be imposed on defrocked monks linked to ...

Work to advance the conservation of the historic ‘Tanti’ Hammam in Nicosia moved forward on Friday as the project’s design team gathered on site to discuss the next phase ...

Veterinarians warned on Friday they may refuse to carry out foot and mouth disease sampling unless police protection is guaranteed, following what they describe as escalating threats and violent incidents ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called for India to become a permanent member of the United Nations security council, following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the latter’...

Five men pleaded not guilty at the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Friday to multiple charges related to violent incidents in the city on January 17. The defendants, aged 20, 26, 26, 32 and 48, face ...

The supreme court on Friday upheld a €350 fine for a dog owner convicted of letting his dog roam off leash on a public road, fully rejecting his appeal. The case, ...